Get the federal government out of education and leave school decisions to parents, teachers, and local communities.

Get the federal government out of education. Decisions about schools belong to parents, teachers, and local communities — not Washington bureaucrats.

The site commits Massie to reducing or removing federal control over education.

Vote Massie — Thomas Massie for Congress
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I think standards and curriculum are best handled locally—by school boards, counties, and states—rather than federally.

Massie reiterates support for local control of education policy over federal control.

Representative Thomas Massie
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H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education.

Massie's bill title states a commitment to terminate the Department of Education, matching his existing promise to get the federal government out of education.

H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has reintroduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. H.R. 899 is one sentence long, stating, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.”

Massie reintroduced legislation to terminate the federal Department of Education and argued that states, local communities, schools, and parents should control education decisions.

Rep. Massie Reintroduces H.R. 899 to Abolish the Federal Department of Education | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899, shows the bill was introduced on 2025-01-31, and records the latest action as referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The tracker still shows the bill status as Introduced.

Massie has taken concrete legislative action to terminate the Department of Education, but the bill has not advanced beyond introduction and committee referral.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Massie's office said he reintroduced H.R. 899 to abolish the federal Department of Education. The statement says states and local communities are best positioned to shape curricula and that parents should choose the most appropriate educational opportunity for their children.

Massie publicly reaffirmed the anti-federal-education position underlying the claim and paired it with a specific bill, but this is statement-level support rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Massie Reintroduces H.R. 899 to Abolish the Federal Department of Education | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899, introduced 2025-01-31. The latest action is referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and the tracker says the bill's status is Introduced. CRS summarizes the bill as terminating the Department of Education on December 31, 2026.

Massie introduced a bill directly aligned with the promise, but it had not advanced beyond introduction and committee referral, so it does not show delivery by the as-of date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Massie's office announced that he reintroduced H.R. 899 to abolish the federal Department of Education and stated that states and local communities are best positioned to shape curricula, while parents should be able to choose home, public, or private school options.

The office statement confirms concrete action and the parent/local-control rationale, but it is advocacy and bill introduction rather than enacted fulfillment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Massie Reintroduces H.R. 899 to Abolish the Federal Department of Education | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Executive Order 14242 directs the Secretary of Education, to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, to take all necessary steps to facilitate closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to states and local communities. The order also says implementation must be consistent with applicable law and available appropriations.

The executive order aligns with the goal and represents partial administrative movement, but its legal caveats mean it did not itself abolish the department or remove all federal education authority.

partial same_term A for effort

Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities | The White House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

The Department of Education announced a reduction in force affecting nearly 50% of its workforce, reducing staffing from 4,133 workers to roughly 2,183. The same release stated the Department would continue all statutory programs under its purview, including formula funding, student loans, Pell Grants, funding for special needs students, and competitive grantmaking.

The workforce reduction is a partial administrative step, but the Department explicitly continued major federal education programs, so the broader promise was not fulfilled.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force | U.S. Department of Education
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

The Department of Education page says ED operates programs touching every area and level of education, annually serves nearly 18,200 school districts and more than 50 million public-school students, and administers programs from preschool through postdoctoral research. The page was last reviewed June 17, 2025.

An official ED overview after the 2025 actions shows the Department and federal education role still existed, undercutting a claim of full delivery.

never same_term

Federal Role in Education | U.S. Department of Education
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899 in the 118th Congress. The bill was introduced on 2023-02-09, referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and remained in Introduced status. CRS summarized it as terminating the Department of Education on December 31, 2023.

A prior Massie bill pursued the promise but did not become law during the 118th Congress.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.899 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899 in the 117th Congress. The bill was introduced on 2021-02-05, referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor, and remained in Introduced status. CRS summarized it as terminating the Department of Education on December 31, 2022.

This expired prior bill shows sustained effort but no enacted delivery.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.899 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899 in the 116th Congress. The bill was introduced on 2019-01-30, referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor, and remained in Introduced status. CRS summarized it as terminating the Department of Education on December 31, 2020.

This prior legislative attempt did not advance beyond introduction and did not fulfill the promise.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.899 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Thomas Massie as sponsor of H.R. 899 in the 115th Congress. The bill was introduced on 2017-02-07, referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and remained in Introduced status. CRS summarized it as terminating the Department of Education on December 31, 2018.

Massie's earliest H.R. 899 effort was a concrete attempt to abolish ED, but it did not become law.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.899 - To terminate the Department of Education
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%